Waterless egg cooker



April 30, 1929n R, pERzlAN 1,711,247

WATERLESS EGG COOKER Filed Feb. 19, 1925 Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

RUDOLPH PERCZIIAN, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WATERLESS Application filed February This invention relates to improvements in waterless egg cookers and has for one of its principal objects the provision of means whereby an egg or similar article of food can be conveniently and readily cooked and rendered edible and tasty withontthe use of water or any other similar medium. g

One ol' the important objects o'l' this invention is to provide an egg cooker or the like heated by electricity, which' will cook an egg or similar object without the use of water, and within a shorter space of time than that ordinarily required for boiling an egg.

Another and further important'l object ot this inyention is to provide a cooker for eggs or thc like which will rcndcr possible thc utilizingand satisfactory cooking l'or l'ood purposes ot cracked and broken eggs which would ordinarily not be suitable, particularly for boiling.

Still another and further important object ol this invention is the provision, in an egg cooker, o'l' a removable handle and legs ol` such dimensions that when removed they can be readily carried in the interior of the cooker', thereby forming a package adapted 'l'or convenient and economical shipping and packing for transportation.

Other and further in'iportant objects of the invention will be apparent Yl'rom the disclosures in thc accompanying drawingl and following specification.

The invention,in a preferred form, is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more l'ully described.

ln the drawings:

Figure l is a vertical view, partly in see tion, of the improved egg cooker of this invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating a slight modification.

Figure 3 is a top plan view, with the cover removed, olf a double cooker.

Figure l is a top plan view, with the cover removed, of a cooker for six eggs.

Figure 5 is a perspective lview of one of the improved removable legs adapted to be applied to t-he cooker.

Figure 6 isa partial bottom view of the improved cooker, illustrating the method of application ot the removable leg or support.

Figure 7 is a vertical elevation, parts being broken away, illust-rating still another modilication of the invention.

EGG COOKER.

19, 1925. Serial N'O. 10,236.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally the casing of the improved water-less egg cooker of this invention,'having a hinged cover 12 thereon and a removable operating handle 14.

As is best shown in Figures 1, 2, and 7, the top portion ofthe casing l() is bent inwardly and thence downwardly to form a circular opening with overhanging edges, in the rear of which edges is fitted the upper edge ol. an egg receptacle l0, and the related parts of the corresponding overhanging flange of the casing 10, and into these corresponding openings are litted the ends of bent-over wires or rods 18, as best illustrated in Figures l and 2, whereby the egg receptacle 16 is securely maintained in desired position.

'l`he wires or rods .I8 extend downwardly into the egg cup lt and l'ollow the contour thereof, being spaced away from the interior surlace'so as to support the egg in position to avoid direct contact with the heated interior surface ol 'the cup or receptacle ltj. As illustrated in ltigure 2, the supporting wires 18 may, if desired, be replaced by nctting or wire mesh 2t), or', as shown in Figure 7, the wires may be replaced by strips 22, the ends of which, in turn, operating through corresponding slits to retain the egg receptacle lo in desired position in the casing 1t).

As best. shown in Figure l, the outer sides of the receptacle 16 are overlaid with a protective covering 2l. of mica or other suitable electrical insulating material,` upon which, in turn, is laid a number of turns ol a heating` element 26 in the form of the usual cur-- rent-carrying wire or resistance element, and overlying the spaced turns of wire and suitn ably insulating the same it'rom short-circuits and also from accidental Contact with other objects, is anouter layer of asbestos 28 or some other suitable material, properly Ceniented into position. Proper connecting leads 3() are provided for the ends of the Wires and are suitably insulated from that' portion of the casing l0 through which they pass.

As shown in Figure Il, the casing 10 may be enlarged to include two egg receptacles 1G, heated and insulated from each other in the same manner as above described, and la rgcr receptacles, such as illust rated at 32 in Figure 4, may be provided adapted to conegg cups 16 in which a plube cooked at one operatain Six or more rality of eggs may tion.

Asbest illustrated at 34 in Figures 5 and 6, removable legs or supports are provided for the casing's l0, 32, etc., each support provided with an integral tongue 3G, adapted to be fitted into an opening 38 in the bottom of the casing 10, as best illustrated in Figure 6, and adjacent the tongue V36 is a flattened portion 4() adapted to be inserted under an integral projecting tongue or the like 42 struck from the bottom of the casing l0. A depression or opening' 44 is punched into the member 40 of the foot 34, and a eorresponding circular lng 46 is formed integral with the tongue 42, which, when the toot 34 is iu proper position, will be spring pressed into the depression or openingr 44, thereby retaining the support or leg securely in proper position.

It will be evident that herein is provided a simple, economical and etl'eetive means for cooking eggs or the like, which positively eliminates the necessity of water or any other cooking medium and ywill provide a palatable article ot' food in a space of time ordinarily much less than that required to boil or othei Wise prepare an Further, the operating handle 14 and the supporting legs 34 can be readily and conveniently removed and placed inside the receptacle for purposes of storage, shipping, or transportation.

.l am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a Wide range without departing from the principles oi' thisinvention, and. l therefore do not pur-'pose limiting,Y the patent granted. hereon otherwise than as necessitated by the pri( art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A waterless egg cooker comprising a easing, a cup within the casing' having' a heating' element on the outside. thereol', und a l'rame oi crossed rods of the general contour o'l" the inside of the cup and spaced therel'roin, said crossed rods .serving to ,support un egg thereon during,V the process et cooking', and serving to connect the cup to the easing.

2. ln an egg cooker, a casing having an apertured top with a coiitinuous depending: Mange, a cup having a heating element on the outside thereof` and an eng' supporting' member incllulinp,V a plurality ot rods dispo:-:ed within the cup and spaced trom the inside walls thereof, the ends of said rods extending; through said depeiuling lange and through the cup and serving to hold said cup in position with respect to the fasing'.

ln testimony whereof .l aliix my signature'.

RUDOLPI I PIC RCZ lA N. 

